RL.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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How Does the Setting Affect a Story's Mood?6th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Analyis: Elements of Fiction
6th Grade ELA
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Literary Analyis: Elements of Fiction
Big Idea:How does an author create a spooky story?
Literary Devices in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"6th Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry
6th Grade ELA
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Poetry
Big Idea:What's up with those woods anyway?
Inductive Pre-Reading Activity6th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Analyis: Elements of Fiction
6th Grade ELA
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Literary Analyis: Elements of Fiction
Big Idea:How do vocabulary words show us the big idea of a story?
Hyperbole, Personification, and Idioms 6th Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry
6th Grade ELA
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Poetry
Big Idea:This is the best lesson EVER!
Using Context Clues to Define Vocabulary6th Grade ELA» Unit:Vocabulary with Rigor
6th Grade ELA
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Vocabulary with Rigor
Big Idea:Get a clue! (from the other words in the sentence...)
It's All an Allusion! Not Illusion! 6th Grade ELA» Unit:Unit 2: Part II Elements of Fiction
6th Grade ELA
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Unit 2: Part II Elements of Fiction
Big Idea:Students will analyze song lyrics, prose, and poetry for allusion and then create their own examples.
What is Poetry?6th Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry
6th Grade ELA
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Poetry
Big Idea:What is poetry? Pose this question to activate prior knowledge and then build on what students know.
Reach for the Sky (or at least an Exemplary Personal Narrative)6th Grade ELA» Unit:Narrative Writing
6th Grade ELA
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Narrative Writing
Big Idea:Sometimes students need a mentor text to guide them if they're stuck. By showing my students what a "Exemplary," "Proficient," and "Emerging" text looks like, they can better align their own writing.
Independent Reading Strategy Folder6th Grade ELA» Unit:Reader's & Writer's Workshop: The Launch
6th Grade ELA
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Reader's & Writer's Workshop: The Launch
Big Idea:"A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
Unusual Vocabulary in Context6th Grade ELA» Unit:Literary Analyis: Elements of Fiction
6th Grade ELA
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Literary Analyis: Elements of Fiction
Big Idea:Context clues to the rescue!
Close Reading6th Grade ELA» Unit:BootCamp
6th Grade ELA
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BootCamp
Big Idea:Students dive into some very complex text to analyze it using the close reading strategies.
Put Said to Bed6th Grade ELA» Unit:Narrative Writing
6th Grade ELA
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Narrative Writing
Big Idea:After reading 130 rough drafts of our first set of Personal Narratives, I read the word "said" in dialogue no less than a thousand times. Here's what I did to remedy this!
Differentiated Poetry Experience, Day 16th Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry
6th Grade ELA
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Poetry
Big Idea:Poetry analysis lesson differentiated by ability using Wordsworth’s “Daffodils.”
Vocabulary Instruction6th Grade ELA» Unit:Vocabulary with Rigor
6th Grade ELA
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Vocabulary with Rigor
Big Idea:Add rigor to your vocabulary instruction.
Unlocking the Meaning6th Grade ELA» Unit:Unit 2: Part II Elements of Fiction
6th Grade ELA
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Unit 2: Part II Elements of Fiction
Big Idea:Students are pushed to new limits with this activity that requires them to tap into their prior knowledge and recent skills to determine the meaning and impact figurative language has on some of their favorite songs among other pieces of literature.
RL.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
RL.6.5
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
RL.6.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.